Gretzky to Lemieux Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I really like the depth that benning and linden have made to our forward group. I think thats our biggest strength. The twins and Vrbata are looking REALLY good together. I think they could be one of the best lines in the league this year. our 3rd and 4th line have looked decent but im really worried about our 2nd line. Burrows is working hard but bonino and higgins hasnt contributed much. Miller and Lack are gonna be Luongo/Schneider 2.0 IMO. There just a bit worse, which means our goalies should be set. I've always thought we lack a 5/6 tough defensemen for many years. Bieksa, Hamhuis, Edler, Tanev and Sbisa are our top 5 D, but i dont know whos our 6th gonna be. I know that we had to trade garrison for cap space,but imagine a defensive lineup of Bieksa-Edler, Hamhuis-Tanev, and Sbisa-Garrison. Stanton is ok for a 6th D but I think that we could do better. Even benning said that hes looking for more competitiveness and depth on defense. To sum up, forward depth, defense, and goaltending is our strength while the second line and defensive depth is our weakness. What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWMc1 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Weakness-No depth at left wing No depth on defence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeefGormley Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I'd love to get a really good right handed defenseman someday. Let's hope we draft one this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTOWNCanuck Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 current strengths - sedin\vrbata line current weaknesses - thin (and potentially suspect) defence, ability for 3 other lines to produce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgarM Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I think your assessment is bang on. Ideally it would be nice to have a PMD and a scoring winger for the 2nd line. Trading for one of these would be great now and maybe picking one up as a rental for the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Disagree that we have offensive depth. How many goals have we gotten from someone not named Sedin or Vrbata? I'm honestly hard-pressed to point out a strength at this point, because we really haven't faced any tough competition. I suppose you could call the top line a strength, but again, they haven't had to face a really tough defense. All I know is that the Oil got lit up by two other offenses, before facing the Canucks last night. Time will tell, but I think it's too early to call strengths or weaknesses yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I don`t see how Sbisa is better than Stanton. Stanton`s cheap, isn`t prone to stupid mistakes in his own end, and stands up for his teammates. He should have been in the top 4 last year and is criminally underrated on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Fig Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 The second line looks inadequate. Yes, it's only a couple games in, and they haven't found any mojo yet, but not doing much business against Calgary/Edmonton is not a good sign. It only gets more dire against the better teams we're about to face. More defensive depth would be nice, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I'd really like to see Kassquatch and Higgins switched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireGillis Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 We're a one line team just like last year. Only the sedin line was noticeable last night. I barely heard bonino's name last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I love Higgins hope he's Canuck until the very end, but we need a legit top 6 LWer. We have a 1st line and three 3rd lines. Not bad but not cup contender either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asian player Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I'm really not liking our D group. I may stress defense more than some, but this group isn't going to cut it. We don't have a #1 guy that can eat up 30 minutes and play in all situations. We don't have a PMD. We only have one guy that can hammer the puck. Edler is as inconsistent as it gets, Hammer and juice are starting their decline. I don't want to say this, but Sbisa just isn't good. Stanton is a solid 5/6 guy. The only thing we have in our back end we can look forward to is Tanev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinphase Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Strength - Sedins and Vrbata Weakness - No consistently proven goal scorers on the second line and no depth on defence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senpai Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 If it's our depth at LW that's an issue, well, it's a lot easier to get a top 6 winger at the deadline than it is a C... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDCurran Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Stanton has injury issues constantly I don`t see how Sbisa is better than Stanton. Stanton`s cheap, isn`t prone to stupid mistakes in his own end, and stands up for his teammates. He should have been in the top 4 last year and is criminally underrated on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Barzal Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 The second line looks like it will get ragdolled by any half decent team and our defence is looking sub par to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I'd really like to see Kassquatch and Higgins switched. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOWnuxFAN Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Seeing as the forwards and goalie(s) have been playing relatively well so far I'd have to go with defence. It would be nice to have some higher end talent there and a little bit more depth. That said, it's hard to complain... the Senators have one of the best offensive D-men in the league but as a group are attrocious defensively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_19 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I feel like our problems are still exactly the same as last year. We have no offense threat outside of our first line and they are being relied on too much. We've been listening to preaches about being a 4 line team and I just don't see it. The first line is not just being used heavily on PP but also in more defensive/ protect the lead situations. Who was on the ice last minute in a one goal game against Calgary and Edmonton? The Sedin line. I don't see faith from the coach in our other lines not only offensively but defensively as well which is even more concerning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nino Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I love Higgins hope he's Canuck until the very end, but we need a legit top 6 LWer. We have a 1st line and three 3rd lines. Not bad but not cup contender either. I love higgy but I think it's best to trade him, I can't see him as a fit for the second line. I'd rather bring up a kid like Jensen if we can't trade for a second line winger. Bur is doing great, bonino is not incredibly noticeable but is doing fine and would improve with better line mates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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